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Pioneer Potpourri

Pioneer Potpourri from directly overhead

Pioneer Potpourri is an attraction in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 223 m. White Hill stands 381 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Human Foosball, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Grant Wood Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Customers only

How to reach it

Coordinates42.40833, -90.12716

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Stockton Township Memorial Park: 7.0 mi
  • Apple River Fort Park and picnic area: 7.7 mi
  • Elizabeth Park: 8.2 mi
  • Meridian Park: 9.0 mi
  • Long Hollow Tower Scenic Overlook: 9.1 mi
Nature reserves: 24
Museums: 20
Peaks: 18
  • Benton Mound: 4.0 mi
  • Mount Sumner: 4.1 mi
  • Hudson Mound: 5.4 mi
  • Squirrel Grove Mound: 6.1 mi
  • Wenzel Mound: 6.8 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Human Foosball: 0.3 mi
  • Apple River Road Bridge: 3.5 mi
  • Roberts Road Bridge: 6.6 mi
  • Carr Road Tunnel: 6.9 mi
  • Culvert Road Tunnel: 10.5 mi
Historic sites: 16
  • Veterans Memorial: 8.0 mi
  • Old Chicago Stageroad: 10.7 mi
  • Wisconsin Lead Region: 13.2 mi
  • Blackhawk War Monument: 14.7 mi
  • Julia Dent Grant: 15.2 mi
Artworks: 6
Springs: 5
  • Cleary Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Plum Creek Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Cedar Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Marsden Well: 14.7 mi
  • Paradise Cove Artesian Well: 18.0 mi
Gardens: 3
Beaches: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Apple Canyon Waterfall: 2.1 mi
  • Thunder Bay Falls: 11.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • South Bluff: 18.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Pavilion: 19.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pioneer Potpourri. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White HillNNW 331°381 m10.6 mi
Charles MoundNW 319°374 m8.8 mi
Benton MoundE 101°367 m4.0 mi
Mount SumnerN 349°357 m4.1 mi
Scales MoundWNW 299°356 m8.4 mi
Squirrel Grove MoundN 350°355 m6.1 mi
Hudson MoundNNW 331°354 m5.4 mi
Sinsinawa MoundWNW 291°353 m22.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3619:13
June solstice05:2419:5920:42
September equinox06:4918:2319:00
December solstice07:2715:4616:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202436486069727063513726
Precip in1.21.52.23.94.15.74.54.24.23.12.31.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stockton 3 NNE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6588722805

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